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Architect DLR Group is knee deep in a $250 million renovation to the University of Missouri's football stadium.

A wild wood duck found dead in a Saint Louis Zoo lake has triggered multiple exhibit closures and changes, Zoo officials said Friday.

The city of Kirkwood is adding the $6.2 million replacement of its ice rink to the existing $11 million revamp of its community center.

Bi-State Development's board on Friday approved extending an agreement to operate the Delmar Loop Trolley through 2028.

Federal regulators have approved the application of an Effingham, Illinois, bank to acquire the Community Bank of Trenton through a merger with its holding company, CBT Bancorp Inc.

Two of Missouri’s nine Planned Parenthood clinics are poised to start performing regularly-scheduled surgical abortions next week, though clinic leadership says access to medication abortions is in the hands of the state.  The first elective abortion in Missouri since the procedure was banned in 2022 was performed earlier this month in a Kansas City Planned Parenthood clinic. It will now be offering regular appointments for surgical abortions along with the clinic in Columbia, which has not offered…

The first of six new buildings has opened at St. Louis Community College, the result of voter approval of Proposition R in 2021.

The first spending bill of the year — almost $2 billion to fund state agencies through June 30 — was approved Thursday by the Missouri House Budget Committee. The supplemental appropriation bill includes money to make sure public schools receive their full allocation under the foundation formula, $103 million for federally financed summer food programs and funding to eliminate waiting lists for developmental disability and behavioral health services. The bill, which is moving earlier…

Legislation that would remove the expiration date on a pair of laws affecting transgender minors passed the Missouri Senate Thursday after a fight by Senate Democrats. It now heads to the Missouri House for consideration. The bill in question, which contained a litany of provisions removing sunset dates for various programs, would make permanent a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and restrictions on transgender athletes in public schools. The Senate tacked on the provisions impacting transgender…

A hotel downtown is expected to be put up for sale again after a buyer’s attempt to purchase the property, currently in receivership, fell through.

St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green faces two opponents in Tuesday's election. While they attack her on grants and absenteeism, the longtime official cites the city's improved credit rating.

A final visit to Mom's Deli brought nostalgia and an important reminder that a city isn't always defined by what it's lost.

Nippon Steel's president reveals the company's strategy for moving forward with the U.S. Steel acquisition, despite political hurdles.

The parent company of CBD Kratom, the St. Louis-based retailer of cannabis and kratom products, is expanding into the nonalcoholic beverage market with an acquisition.

Three St. Louis-area federal offices are closing or consolidating space, according to a list published by President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Just over a week after cancelation, Annie Malone May Day Parade organizers announced the historic St. Louis celebration is back on. The St. Louis family services organization has run the parade in the city for the past 115 years, but announced on Feb. 18 that this year's celebration was canceled. Organizers blamed the cancelation on increasing economic challenges. That decision was reversed by organizers on Thursday, saying the parade will happen on May 18. The reason for the change is unclear,…

St. Louis mayoral candidates Cara Spencer and Michael Butler both said they would not travel as much as their opponent, incumbent Tishaura Jones, citing a need to provide services locally.

A local developer is walking away from its proposal to redevelop a nonprofit’s Central West End headquarters property into apartments.

Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) has expanded its board of directors to 12 members by appointing a former executive of an international financial services company that offers products including life insurance and investment management.

A little-known quirk of Missouri’s sales tax law means that retailers charge a higher rate for a hot dog purchased off a roller than for a cold sandwich. Both are meant for immediate consumption. But the cold sandwich can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, better known as food stamps, while the hot dog can’t. So the tax on the hot dog is 3% more. On Wednesday, a bill to exempt eligible food from all sales tax drew bipartisan praise for the sponsor…